Neff Family History
Neff Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: from Middle High German neve
‘nephew’ (later rather broader in application, rather like
cousin in English), hence probably a distinguishing name for a
close relation or familiar of a prominent personage.Dutch:
variant of Neve, cognate with 1.Jewish (Ashkenazic): from
German Neffe ‘nephew’.Reduced form of Irish McNeff
(see McNiff).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Neff Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Neff families
 332 - 661  111 - 331 |
 1 - 110  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Neff families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Neff families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Neff Family Origin
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